अग्नाaghnā योyo मर्त्योmartyo दुवोduvo धियंdhiyaṃ जुजोषjujoṣa धीतिभिःdhītibhiḥ |

भसनbhasan नुषnuṣa परpra पूर्व्यpūrvya इषंiṣaṃ वुरीतावसेvurītāvase ||
WHOSO to Agni hath endeared his thought and service by his hymns,
That mortal cats before the rest, and finds sufficiency of food.
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अग्निरिदaghnirid धिdhi परचेताpracetā अग्निर्वेधस्तमaghnirvedhastama रषिःṛṣiḥ |

अग्निंaghniṃ होतारमीळतेhotāramīḷate यज्ञेषुyajñeṣu मनुषोmanuṣo विशःviśaḥ ||
Agni, in truth, is passing wise, most skilled in ordering, a Seer.
At sacrifices Manus' sons glorify Agni as their Priest.
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नानाnānā हयग्ने.अवसेhyaghne.avase सपर्धन्तेspardhante रायोrāyo अर्यःaryaḥ |

तूर्वन्तोtūrvanto दस्युमायवोdasyumāyavo वरतैःvrataiḥ सीक्षन्तोsīkṣanto अव्रतमavratam ||
The foeman's wealth in many a place, Agni, is emulous to help.
Men fight the fiend, and seek by rites to overcome the riteless foe.
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अग्निरप्सांaghnirapsāṃ रतीषहंṛtīṣahaṃ वीरंvīraṃ ददातिdadāti सत्पतिमsatpatim |

यस्यyasya तरसन्तिtrasanti शवसःśavasaḥ संचक्षिsaṃcakṣi शत्रवोśatravo भियाbhiyā ||
Agni bestows the hero chief, winner of waters, firm in fray.
Soon as they look upon his might his enemies tremble in alarm.
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अग्निर्हिaghnirhi विद्मनाvidmanā निदोnido देवोdevo मर्तमुरुष्यतिmartamuruṣyati |

सहावाsahāvā यस्याव्र्तोyasyāvṛto रयिर्वाजेष्वव्र्तःrayirvājeṣvavṛtaḥ ||
For with his wisdom Agni, God, protects the mortal from reproach,
Whose conquering wealth is never checked, is never checked in deeds of might.
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अछाachā नोno मित्रमहोmitramaho ...... ||
O Agni, God with Mitra's might call hither the favour of the Gods from earth and heaven.
Bring weal from heaven that men may dwell securely. May we o’ercome the foe's malign oppressions, may we o’ercome them, through thy help o’ercome them.
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